propinquity
propinquity · propinquities
родство
Nearness or proximityNearness or proximity
/pɹəˈpɪŋ.kwɪ.ti/
» Their propinquity was uncanny, as they'd met only three days ago.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, literary, uncountable)Nearness or proximity
(countable, literary, uncountable)Affiliation or similarity.
родство́rodstvó
More definitions
- the property of being close together
Examples
1 sentencesTheir propinquity was uncanny, as they'd met only three days ago.
Translations
2 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
affiliation or similarity:
Origin
From propinqu(ent) + -ity, from Middle English propinquite, from Middle French propinquitéFrom propinqu(ent) + -ity, from Middle English propinquite, from Middle French propinquité or Latin propinquitās, from propinquus (“neighbouring”) (from prop(e) (“near”) + (h)inc (“hence”) + -uus).
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Forms
plural: propinquities| Singular | propinquity |
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| Plural | propinquities |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- the property of being close together:proximity
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedpropinquitous
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable